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静脉注射布托啡诺预防硬膜外分娩镇痛相关产妇发热(ERMF)的疗效:一项随机、双盲、安慰剂对照临床试验

 

Authors Zhang Y, Chen X, Xu S, Feng S, Li C 

Received 16 June 2025

Accepted for publication 21 October 2025

Published 1 November 2025 Volume 2025:19 Pages 9737—9749

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S547255

Checked for plagiarism Yes

Review by Single anonymous peer review

Peer reviewer comments 3

Editor who approved publication: Professor Anastasios Lymperopoulos

Yao Zhang,* Xulin Chen,* Shiqin Xu, Shanwu Feng, Caijuan Li

Department of Anesthesiology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China

*These authors contributed equally to this work

Correspondence: Caijuan Li, Department of Anesthesiology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8617372283502, Email lcj_1228@njmu.edu.cn Shanwu Feng, Department of Anesthesiology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613921426351, Email shanwufeng@163.com

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to investigate whether intravenous low dose of butorphanol (1mg) at the onset of epidural analgesia (EA) can reduce the incidence of ERMF during labor.
Patients and Methods: Four hundred and twenty-four women, aged 18 to 40 years, BMI <=30 kg/m2, more than 37 weeks’ gestation, singleton pregnancy, American Society of Anesthesiology physical status I–II, normal maternal temperature and fetal heart rate, cervical dilation ≤ 3 cm, having EA were included in this double blinded randomized placebo-controlled trial. Women were randomized to receive intravenous butorphanol 1mL (Butor group) versus sterile saline 1mL (Con group), respectively. The primary outcome was the incidence of ERMF. Secondary outcomes included maternal temperature, pain score, the consumption of analgesic drugs, maternal and neonatal outcomes related to delivery.
Results: A total of 424 subjects (212 subjects in Butor group and 212 subjects in Con group) were included in the final analysis. There was a significant decrease for the incidence of maternal fever in Butor group compared to Con group (37.3% versus 48.6%, P=0.019, T≥ 37.5°C; 6.1% versus 17.0%, P=0.000, T≥ 38.0°C). For secondary outcomes, butorphanol showed a protective effect in decreasing the sustained rise of maternal temperature from 2th to 5th hour after EA (P< 0.05). And no statistical differences were noted in maternal pain scores and consumption of analgesic drugs (P> 0.05). In addition, mild dizziness related to butrophanol was only appeared in few subjects in the first 2 hours after EA (P< 0.05). No severe maternal or neonatal adverse effects were observed in all subjects.
Conclusion: A low dose of butorphanol intravenously used at the onset of EA in women undergoing vaginal delivery could effectively reduce the incidence of ERMF. Butorphanol may serve as a potential intervention for preventing ERMF in future.

Keywords: butorphanol, ERMF, EA, maternal temperature, vaginal delivery